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Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch DELL RAPIDS, S.D. – Scott Buss can only imagine what this town north of Sioux Falls might have looked like – and how many jobs and taxes would [Read More…]

Amelia Twyman/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The prime time for ticks is here in the United States, and after an especially active start to the season, experts are urging the public to stay alert and take [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A company spearheading a long-lingering uranium mining proposal in southwestern South Dakota hopes to restart its state permitting process after a 13-year hold. The Dewey-Burdock project — spanning nearly 20 square [Read More…]

The Mitchell Police Department is reminding residents to celebrate safely and follow city fireworks regulations during the Independence Day holiday. General fireworks may be used July 3 and July 4 from noon until 11:59 p.m. [Read More…]

Beadle County, S.D.- A Huron, South Dakota man died Wednesday from injuries sustained during a June 13 single-vehicle crash near Yale, South Dakota. Names of the those involved have not been released pending notification of family [Read More…]

HURON, S.D. — A powerful line of severe thunderstorms swept through Huron on Thursday evening, knocking out power to nearly the entire city, toppling trees and power lines, damaging homes and businesses, and prompting city [Read More…]

Cassandra Stephenson/The Tennessee Lookout Crops are in the ground, the weather is cooperating, soybean prices are up slightly from 2025, and China — the biggest buyer of U.S. soybean exports — is once again placing [Read More…]

Elena Tittel/South Dakota News Watch MT. VERNON, S.D. – About 20 miles from Mitchell sits a 100-year-old barn. Merely driving by, it looks like nothing out of the ordinary: just one of many such farming [Read More…]

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — South Dakota’s online 605Drive vehicle title and registration system charged incorrect tax amounts in some transactions, a new audit report found. The state’s Department of Revenue, which is responsible for the system, began [Read More…]

HURON, S.D. — The City of Huron has imposed an overnight curfew following severe storm damage that left downed power lines and fallen trees blocking streets and alleys throughout the community. The curfew took effect [Read More…]

Recent rounds of thunderstorms brought much-needed rainfall to parts of South Dakota and the High Plains, improving drought conditions in some areas, though dry conditions continue to affect much of the region. The latest U.S. [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — The Mitchell City Council will swear in four council members, elect new leadership and consider several development agreements, property purchases and infrastructure projects during its meeting Monday evening. The meeting begins at [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A South Dakota board advanced rules on Wednesday that allow up to $30 million to be loaned from a state housing infrastructure fund to help finance airport projects in Rapid City [Read More…]